It was a beautiful day and the views were spectacular. This was actually my first time visiting here as well.

We also snuck in a trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo. We used to take the kids there all the time when we lived in the area. It's one of my favorite zoos ever.

We took in the "Oceans of Fun Seal & Sea Lion Show", which we had never done before. Let me tell you, I had no idea how big a sea lion was until I saw it looming ominously above my children. They're huge!

The rest of our trip was visiting with family and doing your basic summer activities - there were barbecues, sparklers, and we played this game a ton.

But our vacation was not quite done yet. Bill and I headed back to Chicago for one last special event. Stay tuned!